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Abstract Graffiti-Like Paintings Inspired by Manhattan

06.30.14 | By
Abstract Graffiti-Like Paintings Inspired by Manhattan
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Palm Springs based painter Downs has a series of paintings inspired by his time living in Manhattan. Now in his late 50’s, Downs has developed a signature style full of colors, layers, and random patterns. Organic shapes overlap previously painted orbs, each with crisscrossed marks, swirls, and lines, made with a single edge razor blade, that create a world of controlled chaos feeling almost like abstract graffiti.

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Sunset in Manhattan

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Summer in Manhattan

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Blue in Manhattan

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Lower Manhattan

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Men Without Women

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Manhattan Mellow #2

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Manhattan Mellow

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Mod Manhattan

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Manhattan Skyscrapers

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